CROP PESTS AND DISEASES

This topic entails the following:

 Definition of a pest and a disease
 Main cause of crop diseases
 Description of harmful effects of crop pests and diseases
 Identification of crop pests and diseases
 Control measures of crops pests and diseases

The following relevant questions and their answers in this topic will greatly
motivate and help the user to comprehend and understand the required concepts and
practices:

1. State two possible causes of swelling on the roots of legume crops

2. Discuss the various cultural methods of controlling pests in crops

3. What does the term ‘close season’ mean in crop production?

4. Explain five cultural methods of pest control in stored grains

5. Name four symptoms of viral infections in plants

6. Study the illustrations given below and then answer the questions that follow:-

D
C

(a) Identify the pests shown by the illustrations B, C and D

(b) State one effective method of controlling the pest labelled

(c) Name the type of crop commonly attacked by the pest labelled ‘C’

7. State the various practices carried out in the field to help control crop diseases

8. State two ways in which pesticides kill crop pests

9. The diagram below shows kale seedling attacked by a pest

(a) Identify the pest

(b) What damage does the pest cause to the crop

(c) State two methods of controlling the pest

11. Define the term ‘economic injury level of a pest and integrated pest control
management
12. List four harmful effects of crop pests

13. The diagram below shows a fungal disease in a section of potato crop leaf

a) Identify the fungal disease

b) (i) State the causal organism of the disease identified above
ii) Give two symptoms of the above disease
c) Give two control measures of the disease
14. The diagram below shows a banana fruit infected by a certain disease.
 (a) Identify the disease

(b) Suggest any one control measure for the disease you have named in (a)

15. The diagram below shows a crop pest;

(a) Identify the crop pest

(b) State two damages the pest would cause to crops

16. Give two symptoms of nematode attack on bananas.

17. Give four cultural practices used in controlling crop pests

18. State three symptoms of coffee berry disease.

19 (i) Use the diagrams below to answer the question that follow.

(a) Identify the crop pests labeled M, N and P

(b) State one control measures of crop pests labeled M

(c) State the damage caused to crops by crop pest labeled N

20. State and explain the cultural methods of pest control